Cisco VXI vs Citrix DaaS (formerly Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops service) comparison

"The solution has been doing a good job for us."

"The initial setup of Cisco VXI is straightforward."

"Citrix Virtual Apps is the most valuable feature. Many customers use this feature to publish only applications, and not the full desktop. They can publish the internal resource or allow the end-user to reach a site or an application without having the full desktop. That's why they love this feature. It helps them save on resources."

"The shadow feature is extraordinary and helps a lot when supporting remote users."

"The app protection feature is one of the most valuable because it provides good security, as nobody is going to be able to look into your screen while you are sharing the screen. And if someone has installed a keylogger in your system, your keystrokes will be jumbled up and they would not make any sense to the keylogger. App protection is one of the coolest security features that I have encountered on any platform."

"Relative to other solutions, Citrix has fewer conditions and fewer parameters. Citrix also provides some flexibility because it can be used on any device."

"From my perspective, when the COVID pandemic occurred, and the whole company had to work remotely, the users who used this solution had a better feeling that the remote system is stable and reliable, in comparison with a regular VPN connection with a VPN client."

"The user experience when using the solution's technology remotely is definitely superior to our VPN and/or Windows Remote Desktop. It's a much better user experience for those folks."

"Remote work has been enhanced"

"The most valuable feature of Citrix Workspace is its security."

"When using Cisco VXI in virtual environments there tends to be a lot of bugs with files you have to deploy across the virtual environment. You configure for hours, and then there is a bug that stops you, and you notice that you wasted hours."

"When using Cisco VXI in virtual environments there tends to be a lot of bugs with files you have to deploy across the virtual environment."

"The initial setup is complex."

"Users have some trouble adjusting to the Receiver interface, but other than that, everything has been very easy."

"I think Citrix's support is good, but sometimes it is a little slow."

"We had some issue with SCVMM, which is used to manage the Citrix infrastructure."

"The price is currently high, and having tiered pricing would benefit companies."

"Steep learning curve."

"​There have been many issues with stability."

"These days, Citrix lacks innovation, so I would rate the current product stack as an eight out of 10."

"It is an expensive solution when there are bugs. I'm always ready to give money for a complete solution where there are no bugs in it, but you will never find it."

"If you look at cost, then you must look at the number of users that you are covering. If you are only using it for some users, then it is very expensive. However, if you have a massive amount of users, then it begins to be interesting to use Citrix. Because once you are managing thousands of servers with one guy, your maintenance costs decrease per user."

"The solution is expensive and I give the cost a four out of ten."

"The price of the solution could be less expensive. There are different versions to their solution and the price keeps increasing."

"It is a bit costly, but enterprise class features come with a cost."

"The licensing is $125 USD per user."

"The purchase price was around $300,000 USD and then the maintenance fees were 20%. There are no other additional fees."

"The tool is expensive."

"The Citrix licensing scheme is really straightforward and simple. It doesn't have hidden costs. You get what you pay for. It is easy to understand what is on the product, so it's simple to get a clear idea of how much it costs. Licensing is not an issue."